Newly-appointed eight additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) took oath of their office on Friday.
LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Imtiaz Ahmad administered the oath to Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi, Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, Justice Khalid Mehmood Malik, Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmad, Justice Masud Abid Naqvi, Justice Shahid Karim, Justice Muhammad Iqbal and Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf.
The new judges took oath in a simple but impressive ceremony held at the LHC judges’ lounge. LHC Registrar Salahud Din conducted the proceedings.
The LHC judges working at Principal Seat, federal and provincial law officers, senior lawyers, officers of the LHC and families and friends of newly appointed judges also attended the ceremony.
After the elevation of these judges, the number of judges at the LHC has reached 57 against a sanctioned strength of 60.
Among them 29 are confirmed whereas 28 are additional judges.